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“S. 1994 authorizes the programs of the FAA for 1 year. The bill must pass because it is an authorization bill. The FAA cannot issue any airport grants unless this bill is passed. Under S. 1994, the FAA would spend approximately $35 million more on small airports for fiscal year 1997 than was spent in fiscal year 1996. I believe the chairman of the committee, Senator Pressler, noted that was one of the things he felt was so important in S. 1994. The House has passed its FAA reauthorization bill. That is H.R. 3539. They did that last week. So it is incumbent upon us to get our bill out so we can go to conference and have the bill back to be presented to both the House and the Senate as soon as possible. S. 1994 also contains a title that addresses FAA reform, the long-term issues relating to how much money FAA needs, and how to raise the funds. A task force will review these issues and work with the Secretary of Transportation on developing legislation that will be submitted to Congress for review.”